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Friday, June 10, 2011

Would you Go Backwards in Time?

Every Friday, I'm joining other bloggers for 5 Minute Friday (hosted by Gypsy Mama) to take just five uninterrupted minutes to write from the heart.

This week's prompt: Backwards.

Do you ever wish you could go backwards in life? Ya know, go back in time and fix the mistakes you made.

This actually has been on my heart a lot lately so it's ironic that today's prompt is backwards.

I have made a lot of mistakes and errors in my life. Those mistakes have caused me and some of my loved ones pain, grief, and sadness. But you know what? I don't know if I'd want to go backwards and get a total do over. Although I'm far from perfect, I like the person I have become. I am content and happy with this place in life. I'm strong and I know it. I was made for this life and I know that too. While there are trials and tribulations, I have many many blessings that outweigh those.

If I were to go backwards and get a do over - would I still be me? Would I still have gone through everything I went through and be in this same spot in life? I don't know the answers to that.

One of my favorite scriptures is Jeremiah 29:11.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

While I don't think God necessarily intended for me to make the mistakes and errors in life that I did, once they were made and I turned to him, he led me to this place in my life.

If anything, I'd love to go backwards for a brief second, back about 10-15 years ago and hug the younger version of me and tell her eventually she's gonna be just fine.

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I’m a work at home Mom, birthmom, writer, and photographer, and crafter from the south. I’m a self described mamarazzi and girly girl who loves purses, painted fingernails, funky socks, polka dots, and anything teal.

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